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| Type | Public (OTCBB: BUGS) |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters |  Carlsbad, California |
| Key people | George Robinson, Founder Robert Brehm, CEO Mery Robinson, COO Bruce Beattie, SSWM CEO Conrad Nagel, CFO |
| Industry | Biotechnology |
| Products | bioremediation, waste management, fertilizer |
| Revenue | ▼ $514,384 USD (2006) |
| Employees | ~20 |
| Website | www.bugsatwork.com |
U. The OTC Bulletin Board or OTCBB is an electronic quotation system in the United States that displays real-time quotes last-sale prices and volume information for Carlsbad is a seaside resort-town in the North County section of San Diego County California. US Microbics is a Biotech holding company Nicknamed "Bugs" it owns several subsidiaries that utilize its patented microbe technology A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages S. Microbics is a biotech holding company. Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine. Nicknamed "Bugs", it owns several subsidiaries that utilize its patented microbe technology. Bugs is notable because it is the first US Corporation to build a business around the various commercial uses for microorganisms. A microorganism (also spelled micro organism or micro-organism and also called a microbe) is an Organism that is Microscopic (usually
Bugs, engages through its subsidiaries in the development, manufacture, and sale of engineered bioremediation solutions for clean up of toxic waste releases to soil and groundwater primarily in the United States and Mexico. Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses Microorganisms Fungi, green plants or their Enzymes to return the natural environment altered The company operates through two divisions, USM Solutions and USM Capital Group, Inc.
The USM Solutions division provides proprietary microbial technologies that provide natural solutions to various environmental problems. Its microbes or "bugs" are used to break down various hydrocarbon substances, including oil, diesel fuel, MTBE, Perchloroethylene (PCE), toxic waste, and certain water and soil contamination. An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum Methyl tert -butyl ether, also known as methyl tertiary butyl ether and MTBE, is a Chemical compound with molecular formula C5H12O Tetrachloroethylene, also known under its systematic name tetrachloroethene and as perchloroethylene, perchloroethene, perc, and PCE Toxic waste is waste material often in chemical form that can cause death or injury to living creatures Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in This division also provides civil and environmental engineering project management services, including specialists to design, permit, build, and operate environmental waste clean-up treatment systems using conventional, biological, and filtration technologies. It is also involved in the bio-recycling of spent activated carbon filtration media. Further, the USM Solutions division provides ex situ treatment services using its Bio-Raptor system in conjunction with its custom microbial blends, providing direct technical engineering consultation. Ex-situ conservation means literally "off-site conservation "
The USM Capital Group assists in financing and developing environmental companies desiring to go public. It provides management consulting, administrative, and investor relations services. Bug’s technology is used in the applications of environmental, manufacturing, agricultural, and natural resource markets. USM Capital markets the products and services directly to private and governmental customers, as well as through sales agents and joint venture partners.
US Microbics incorporated in 1997 after purchasing the proprietary micobial technology from biofirm XyclonyX. US Microbics is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. Carlsbad is a seaside resort-town in the North County section of San Diego County California.
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History
George Robinson
The process of bioremediation was invented by George M. Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses Microorganisms Fungi, green plants or their Enzymes to return the natural environment altered Robinson. While serving as the assistant county petroleum engineer for Santa Maria, California, he spent his spare time experimenting with dirty jars and the abandoned oil sumps of Cat Canyon. Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County California. Throughout the 1960s Robinson pioneered the idea of making custom mixtures of dried bacteria cultures for commercial use. The Bacteria ( singular: bacterium) are a large group of unicellular Microorganisms Typically a few Micrometres in length bacteria have His "bug-brew" recipes subsequently gained acceptance and notoriety after several well publisized demonstrations.
Robinson’s application of microbic technology for the hospitality industry ranged from the pioneering cleanout of the fuel holding tanks on the RMS Queen Mary during its "transplant" as a Long Beach tourist attraction in the 70’s, to the grease trap maintenance for odor and grease buildup at the world famous Pea Soup Anderson Restaurant (in Buellton, California), to the Buellton Wild Animal Park’s odor and runoff control. Naming and construction With Germany launching their and into service the British did not want to be left out in this ship building race Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast Buellton is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The municipal sewer treatment plant, too, had its share of microbe-miracles during those early days of bioaugmentation, since a local ordinance required dischargers to control and reduce their input to the local plant and, hence, the discharge zone (river) until a newer and larger municipal sewage treatment plant could be completed. Bioaugmentation is the introduction of a group of natural microbial strains or a genetically engineered variant to treat contaminated soil or water The plant not only serviced the Buellton community but also the scenic community of Solvang, California. Solvang is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Robinson’s so-called "bug-brew" enabled the tourist-dependent community to maintain an ever-expanding tourist base, control their restaurants’ waste generation, and meet water quality standards until the new treatment plant could be completed.
George Robinson had the distinction of engineering the first full-scale commercial microbial clean-up of an oil spill in 1968, municipal sewage bioaugmentation in 1967, septic tank and leach field treatment as early as 1965, as well as odor and flying pest and larval control in the animal feedlot and agricultural processing industry in 1964. Bioaugmentation is the introduction of a group of natural microbial strains or a genetically engineered variant to treat contaminated soil or water Description A septic tank generally consists of tanks between the size of 1000 and 2000 gallons (4000 - 7500 litres which is connected to an inlet wastewater pipe at one end and Septic drain fields are used to remove contaminants and impurities from the liquid that emerges from the Septic tank.
Bugs goes public
On August 30, 1997 US Microbics went public and began building an environmental conglomerate. Bugs acquired the proprietary technology, patents, and microbial culture collection from Robinson’s daughter, Dr. Mery Robinson through her biotech company, XyclonyX. The company’s goal was to use the proprietary microbial technology, patents and unique culture collection to build the foundation for the international commercialization of this previously successful and valuable technology.
USM Solutions developed an organizational structure of multiple subsidiaries, which divides the organization into distinct units for proprietary bug production, R&D, licensing & patent protection, and sales organizations licensed to sell and sublicense microbial products and processes to specific market segments. In this manner, BUGS, as the public holding company, can orchestrate the deployment of the environmental technology to owned subsidiaries who in turn license the technology or sell products to end users.
In September 1998, US Microbics leased a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m²) facility in Carlsbad, California. This building houses the subsidiaries. Bug's current holdings are the West Coast Fermentation Center, the R&D facility of XyclonyX, and the operations of Sub-Surface Waste Management, Bio-Con Microbes, and Wasteline Performance Corporation. The BUGS subsidiary company names are the same as those used by Mr. Robinson.
US Microbics services customers in the bioremediation, agricultural, and waste treatment markets. Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses Microorganisms Fungi, green plants or their Enzymes to return the natural environment altered Typical customers include contractors, insurance companies, petrochemical manufacturers, landfill operators, farmers, nurseries, food processors, restaurants, municipalities, state and federal governments, golf courses, water districts, fisheries, and dry cleaners. Bugs provides customers with solutions to problems of requiring "better-faster-cheaper" waste treatment, increased food production and lower water and natural resource consumption. The company licenses its patented technology, manufacturers and sells its proprietary blends to licensees, and educates and trains people on the proper use and application of its products.
Associated Patents
- Pat no. 5334533 Oil contamination clean-up by use of microbes and air
- Pat no. 6905603 Treatment of contaminated activated charcoal
See also
References
External links
- US Microbics Corporate Website
- SSWM Website
- Bio-Con Microbes
- Wasteline Performance Corp.
- USM Capital
- BUGS Kids Website
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